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<H2>Syntax: A single line</H2>

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  A verbatim line.
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<H2>Syntax: A single line with leading spaces</H2>

<PRE>
    Another verbatim line, with leading spaces.
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<H2>Syntax: Area (block)</H2>

<PRE>
  A verbatim area delimited
         by lines with marks.
</PRE>

<H2>Syntax: Area (block) with trailing spaces</H2>

<PRE>
  Trailing spaces and TABs after the area marks
  are allowed, but not encouraged nor documented.
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<H2>Invalid: No space between mark and contents</H2>

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```Not a verbatim line, need one space after mark.
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<H2>Invalid: Leading spaces on block marks</H2>

<P>
  ```
  Not a verbatim area.
  The marks must be at the line beginning,
  no leading spaces.
  ```
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<H2>Closing: EOF closes the open block</H2>

<PRE>
  The end of the file (EOF) closes
  the currently open verbatim area.
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